A10 Finals vs URI

[psyclone]

GoMason preview:

Patriots to Face Rhode Island in A-10 Championship - George Mason University Athletics

HENRICO, Va. - The #2 George Mason women's basketball team will take on the #1 Rhode Island Rams on Sunday, March 8 in the Championship game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The game

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[psyclone]

Based on the one time we played them at EBA, we may have our hands full with URI. They beat us handily. Their guards were quicker and often got downhill for layups while Brooklyn Grey who had 30 against us, pretty much got her way both down low as well on the boards.

Hopefully, the coaching staff learned from that game and come up with a defensive plan as effective as we were for the last 2 Richmond games.

URI also has a good defense--Walton and Harris were a combined 6-35 and the team only shot 32% and 11% from 3.

Box score:

Rhode Island 79-63 George Mason (Feb 14, 2026) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Rhode Island Rams vs. George Mason Patriots NCAAW game from February 14, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

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[Verdad]

Interesting subplot to watch for during the game: Mary Amoateng vs #23 Vanessa Harris for URI - both true freshmen guards who made the all-rookie team.

I learned from Harris’ mom that they played together in high school, have lived together and are best friends.

Mrs. Harris and the other URI fans were as wonderful as all the URI fans I interacted with when going to Kingston a couple years ago. Many stayed for our game to cheer for Hawa Komara (who we basically traded Habib for last year).

This run reminds me a lot of last year and hopefully the finals is the same. Last year we could not handle SJU and their size in the regular season, but VBL figured it out and we dominated them in the final.

We should also have a significant crowd advantage if you all get your butts down to Henrico. That didn’t help Richmond yesterday though

 

[psyclone]

Interesting subplot to watch for during the game: Mary Amoateng vs #23 Vanessa Harris for URI - both true freshmen guards who made the all-rookie team.

I learned from Harris’ mom that they played together in high school, have lived together and are best friends.

Mrs. Harris and the other URI fans were as wonderful as all the URI fans I interacted with when going to Kingston a couple years ago. Many stayed for our game to cheer for Hawa Komara (who we basically traded Habib for last year).

This run reminds me a lot of last year and hopefully the finals is the same. Last year we could not handle SJU and their size in the regular season, but VBL figured it out and we dominated them in the final.

We should also have a significant crowd advantage if you all get your butts down to Henrico. That didn’t help Richmond yesterday though

Nice background on the game. Will take some sting out of a loss if that should happen.

 

[Portlandian]

WNIT bid in the mix if Mason doesn't win?

 

[GMUgemini]

WNIT bid in the mix if Mason doesn't win?

Yes. But I think the second tier tournament is the WBIT now, which I think Mason will get invited to.

 

[psyclone]

Yes. But I think the second tier tournament is the WBIT now, which I think Mason will get invited to.

Possibility of a home game, maybe?

 

[DRK331]

Mason up 15-7 at the end of the first quarter

 

[DRK331]

Mason up 21-15

 

[DRK331]

Halftime: Mason up 25-24

Winner goes to the NCAA Tournament

 

[The Great PATSby]

This is hard to watch. Walton has enough bricks to build a mansion.

 

[GMUgemini]

Huge 6-0 run by URI to open up the 3rd quarter. This could spiral if they don’t figure something out soon.

 

[DRK331]

Mason down 25-30 with 6:57 left in the 3rd quarter

 

[jessej]

Poor shooting
Not handling their bigs under the basket

Mason down 30-27 with 6 mins left in Q3

 

[DRK331]

Mason down 34-35

 

[DRK331]

Mason down 34-39 at the end of the 3rd quarter

 

[Portlandian]

Last quarter of the season. Time to leave it all on the court

 

[ChrisM]

Charlie Creme has only one team from the A-10 going if Mason wins. If Rhode Island wins, the Rams and Richmond are in. The Quad 4 wins I guess are the difference. Can't go only 2-1 against Q4 and get an at large over a team that went 5-0.

 

[DRK331]

Mason down 36-40

 

[DRK331]

Mason down 39-42